Donald Newlands, President & Principal

NC3D is Donald's passion, and he has devoted the past 19 years to pushing the limits of design visualization through computer graphics. A graduate of Oberlin College with highest honors in Art, he also studied Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Donald serves as project manager and creative director for most projects, and is responsible for final quality control.

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Ray Collett, Technical Director
 

Jared the Output Guy has been with NC3D since 2003. A graduate of The Art Institute of Portland, he deftly wields a B.S. in Computer Animation, closely monitoring every pixel that passes through our offices. He enjoys video games, movies, hiking and photography, and recently purchased his first home with his lovely wife. When pressed (but not too hard), Jared will regale you with his “voices,” which include Smeagol and Gollum.

Daniel Martinek, Visualization Specialist

Dan joined the NC3D team in 2003. He holds a master's in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Brno in the Czech Republic, and has over 12 years of experience in his field. Dan is admired around the office for his feats of rendering wizardry, and placed second in CGArchitects Challenge #4 – Rendering Drama. In his free time, Dan prefers to be outdoors, backpacking, skiing, biking, traveling and paragliding. He loves spending time with his wife and two-year-old son Lukas and he also appreciates a well-crafted, homemade plum brandy. 

Paul has been keeping business in order at NC3D since 2003.  A B.B.A. with an emphasis in Small Business Management from Portland State University, seven years experience working with 2D computer graphics and three years in web development prepared Paul for the most daunting challenge yet encountered in his professional career - conquering the incompetence of Qwest.  When he is not on the phone with Qwest support, Paul is heavily involved with the Boy Scouts of America as an Assistant Scoutmaster and OA Lodge Ceremonies Advisor.  He also collects Scout patches, has visited most of the 50 states, and has driven his snowmobile into a gaping crevasse.

Paul is a transplanted Michigander who has been with NC3D since 2005.  He is a graduate of the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI where he received his bachelors of Fine Arts, specializing in Industrial Design.  During his career, Paul has designed light fixtures, designed and built both furniture and exhibits, and created a variety of digital illustrations.  He makes his own furniture.  For entertainment, Paul prefers to ride his bicycle, play bocce ball and do a little drawing when the mood strikes.

Aubrey recently made his exodus from Seattle where he spent nine years creating art for computer games with companies such as Sierra and Microsoft. His last shipped game was Forza Motorsport II, an Xbox 360 racing sim. Aubrey has a bachelor's in Art from Evergreen State College. When not hard at work at his computer, he enjoys zipping around on his motorcycle and taking pictures, but not at the same time.

Jared Hopkins, Visualization Specialist

Jared has been at NC3D since 2006.  He earned a master's in Architecture from the University of Idaho and also studied Engineering at the University of New Mexico.  He's done research for The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a "green" building rating system, in order to instruct, test and improve proposed architectural projects.  Originally hailing from the Chicago area, Jared is an avid biker (as in, jumps 10-foot gaps) and massive Starcraft fan.  He speaks a rusty, but fluent Spanish, has a strong interest in the Battle of Britain and makes found object sketch books when bored.  He cohabitates with two very fluffy cats, Dagny and Acis.  

Justin joined NC3D in 2007 after two years with Capstone Technology, and he seems to be surviving the switch.  He is a graduate of The Art Institute of Portland with a bachelor's in Media Arts and Animation.  In his time with us he claims to have learned volumes about using Xrefs and Scripts to make his work flow more efficiently in 3D Max.  When Justin's not plugging away at his models, he prefers to be snowboarding, pumping iron, painting and drawing - a habit he's had since he was a wee lad. 

Erin has been with NC3D long enough to start updating this website. She has a B.B.A. from Andrews University with an emphasis in Marketing, partially completed minors in everything from web design to political science, and interned with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Her greatest professional accomplishment was planning the grand opening event for an orthopedic clinic. Erin loves her overweight cat Lola, Scrabble, and the delicious partnership of chocolate and hazelnut.

evin signed on with NC3D in January, 2008, bringing 12 years of animation experience to the team. A graduate of Purdue University, he holds a BS in Computer Graphics. Kevin has spent much of his career as an Art Director and has had the opportunity to build two Graphics departments from the ground up. He also spent four years teaching post-secondary classes in 3D. When he’s not painstakingly crafting an animation, this father of two likes to indulge in a little X-Box or Wii with the family.

Caitlin joined us in 2008, heavily beefing up our skills in the motion graphics department. A graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA, she holds a degree in Film and Video Production. After several years working in film art departments around Los Angeles, Caitlin found herself in Portland, OR. Since relocating, she has done motion graphics for live Microsoft events and has completed a variety of projects for Nike and Columbia Sportswear. Caitlin's varied interests have lead her to intern in the art department of the Oscar winning film Sideways, and to enter, and win, a screen writing competition. Part of the prize was $30,000 to turn her winning script, "Silent Sigmund" into a 35mm film.

Matthew joined us in early 2008, bringing 9 years of design and project management experience to the NC3D team. Holding a degree in Landscape Architecture from Leeds Metropolitan University in Leeds, UK, Matthew has practiced on both the East and West coasts, focusing on the design of urban waterfronts, plazas and streetscapes. Matthew loves to travel and is particularly fascinated with Japan and it's culture. He also enjoys activities a little closer to home such as hiking, biking and camping around the Pacific Northwest.